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00:09Did you know the state bird is the common moon?
00:12What if this photographer was actually one of football's most recognizable stars in disguise?
00:18I've chosen NFL superstar Justin Jefferson to go undercover as a nature photographer
00:24to see what the fast-growing sport of flag football is all about.
00:28I don't know nothing about football. I'm into bird watching.
00:31He'll snap picks.
00:32A little closer, guys. Tiny bit closer.
00:35Confused coaches.
00:36Heard Justin Jefferson going to have a great year this year.
00:39He better.
00:39And soar like the common moon.
00:42Guys, can I play?
00:43You know how to play?
00:43Not much.
00:44Set, go.
00:49Wait a minute, what is this guy doing?
00:51This is the undercovers.
00:52I just love taking pictures.
00:54The flight of Darius Frost.
01:12Hi, I'm Eli Manning.
01:14It's Eli.
01:15What's that?
01:16It's Eli.
01:18Eli?
01:19Whatever.
01:22Hi, I'm Eli Manning, America's Man at Pixie Dream quarterback.
01:26Flag football is everywhere these days, from the Olympics to its new status as a women's college sport.
01:32But any sports photographer will tell you the only way to truly capture a game is from on the field.
01:38That's why NFL Global Flag Football Ambassador and Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson
01:43is going undercover at a local Minnesota flag football clinic.
01:48Now, if you watch football, you know Justin Jefferson is a show-stopping, one-handed, catch-making, iced-out, ankle
01:55-breaking machine.
01:56So if he wants an objective look at this inclusive sport, he's going to have to go undercover.
02:02And I'm just now realizing that's how we got the title.
02:10My name is Justin Jefferson, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings.
02:13We're here to, you know, disguise me up, to transform me into, you know, someone that I'm not.
02:19This afternoon, we're going to do a flag football community league here in Minnesota.
02:25They're going to be doing a whole bunch of different drills, and then afterwards they're going to do a scrimmage.
02:29So I'm going to be a photographer, you know, snap some photos.
02:32I'm going to try to catch people's good angles.
02:35I think I'll be able to get away with it.
02:36I don't think that they're, you know, really paying attention.
02:39Hopefully they don't really look too hard and they're not listening too hard.
02:44Once I transform into the character, I'll figure out, you know, the voice, the laughter, the name.
02:51And Justin chose flag football for a reason.
02:53You know, me being the NFL flag ambassador, just trying to promote it, expand the game as much as possible,
03:01getting people to, you know, join this game of flag football.
03:05Our community is very, very big.
03:09They're very supportive.
03:10It's coming along, but, you know, flag football has definitely been one of the top trending sports these past couple
03:16years.
03:17So I'm excited. I can't wait.
03:19First things first, Justin knows he's got to get it to fit right.
03:22Even if it's not his usual look.
03:25Just kind of went with a bunch of outdoor stuff.
03:27It's hard to make the coolest guy look not cool, but we're going to try real hard.
03:31You know, I've met a lot of cameramen in my time.
03:34As soon as I just take a little bit off the swag, I feel like it'll be good.
03:38Correct.
03:43He's transforming.
03:49Gotta get my hat.
03:53I think my fit is it.
03:58You have the bucket head right here.
04:01Nice bucket head.
04:03The nice vest.
04:05Underneath the vest.
04:06We have the plain black long shirt.
04:09Gotta be baggy.
04:10Gotta have the watch.
04:11I'm only on a strict time frame.
04:15Got them khakis.
04:16And I'm married, so watch out, ladies.
04:19My wife could be coming for y'all.
04:22Next, it's up to our makeup team to make one of the most famous faces in Minnesota unrecognizable.
04:27And they've got their work cut out for them.
04:29Tia's diamonds in it.
04:31My facial hair.
04:32And my hair.
04:33Those three things is an automatic giveaway.
04:35And of course, my laugh.
04:37So I'm going to have to switch that up.
04:38This is Justin.
04:40Transformation begins now.
04:48It's definitely crazy being in public as Justin Jefferson.
04:52You know, I love the love.
04:53But it's overwhelming sometimes.
04:55So people not asking me for pictures and autographs.
04:58It's going to feel weird for a little while.
05:00But it's just going to be exciting to, you know, chop it up with different people and to really try
05:05to see, you know, if I have a future in this acting job.
05:08So.
05:10When Justin comes face to face with his new face, it's looking like this just might work.
05:19I don't even remember what I look like.
05:22And with that, it's time to get into character.
05:24You know, Shakespeare famously wrote that names don't matter.
05:29I respectfully disagree.
05:30And so does Justin.
05:32Hi, I'm Frayz on Freeze.
05:34Hi, I'm Frayz on Freeze.
05:35Hi, Frayz on Freeze.
05:36Nice to meet you.
05:38Do I sound like myself?
05:42I'm Darius Frost.
05:46I'm Darius Frost.
05:48I look like a Darius.
05:49Hi, Darius.
05:52Hello, I'm Darius Frost.
05:54Nice to meet you.
05:55I'm not a fan of football, but I love pictures.
05:58Show me that one hand catch again.
06:01That is beautiful.
06:04How y'all doing?
06:05My name is Darius Frost.
06:06I'll be taking y'all pictures today.
06:08Darius, where are you from?
06:09From Colorado.
06:12Colorado Springs, actually.
06:14Are you a Vikings fan?
06:16Not really of a Vikings fan.
06:18Was a fan of Randy Moss, though.
06:21Big fan of Randy.
06:22Do you follow any sports?
06:23Tennis?
06:25Big tennis fan.
06:26I heard you were married.
06:27How long have you been married?
06:28Been married for 20 years.
06:31How old are you?
06:32I'm 38.
06:33You've been married since you're...
06:3418.
06:36Oh, that's true.
06:37High school sweetheart.
06:38That's beautiful.
06:39She's the one for me, man.
06:41Is it exciting to get to travel for your work?
06:43I don't really travel much.
06:44I'm a stay-at-home dad.
06:47Oh, you have kids?
06:48Yes, one.
06:49Yes.
06:51Like any good wide receiver,
06:53Justin doesn't step on the field
06:55without knowing the playbook.
06:56So he decides to memorize
06:58some Minnesota nature facts.
07:00Minnesota state berry.
07:03Common loon.
07:05An estimated 20,000 common loons
07:07reside in Minnesota.
07:09Minnesota state tree.
07:11The Norway pine.
07:13Minnesota state muffin.
07:15The blueberry muffin.
07:17What's the Minnesota state tree?
07:18The Norway pine.
07:20And what's the Minnesota state firm?
07:22Uh, damn.
07:24A common loon.
07:26Did you know?
07:27I didn't.
07:28Now you know.
07:29And with that,
07:31Justin Jett's JJ Jetta Jefferson
07:33becomes Darius Frost,
07:35nature photographer,
07:36who sometimes does sports.
07:44Since his boyhood
07:46in the springs
07:46of Colorado Springs,
07:48Darius Frost
07:49has spent his days
07:50photographing nature
07:51and birds,
07:52enthralled
07:53by their beauty.
07:54Today,
07:55he's been hired
07:56to document football,
07:58something he knows
07:59very little about.
08:01But Darius learns quickly.
08:03And maybe,
08:04just maybe,
08:05he'll decide
08:06to give football
08:07a try himself.
08:13Oh, my goodness.
08:15Are you Eli?
08:16Oh, I like that voice.
08:18Yes, what's your name?
08:19Darius Frost.
08:20Hello, Garius.
08:21Mr. Eli is Darius.
08:23I'm sorry,
08:23it's Darius.
08:24Oh, Darius.
08:25Darius, Mr. Eli,
08:26not Garius.
08:28What is your profession?
08:29I'm a photographer.
08:31Professional photographer.
08:32What are you doing today?
08:33Are you taking some photos?
08:34Um, yeah,
08:35we're supposed to be going
08:36to some field
08:38to play this game
08:40seven on seven.
08:41Do you know what that is?
08:43Um, Mr. Eli Manning?
08:44I have no idea.
08:45How are your dancing skills,
08:46Darius?
08:47Mr. Eli,
08:48I cannot dance.
08:49Not even the gritty?
08:50Can you do it?
08:50What is the gritty?
08:52Everybody knows
08:52who the gritty is.
08:53My daughter right here
08:54can probably do the gritty.
08:55I would like to see her do it.
08:56Can you show Darius here
08:58what the gritty is?
08:58How would Justin Jefferson do it?
09:00Who is Justin Jefferson?
09:02He's a football player.
09:03For who?
09:05For the Vikings.
09:05For the Vikings, okay.
09:07All right,
09:07give me a little quick gritty.
09:10Oh, oh, okay, Darius.
09:12Can you do that?
09:13Can you copy that?
09:13Let me see if I'm able
09:15to do so.
09:17Yeah.
09:19Is it like a,
09:21like this?
09:22Yeah.
09:23Yeah, oh, yeah.
09:24Is that good?
09:24Natural.
09:25That is great.
09:26I don't know if I was
09:27as good as her,
09:28but I tried.
09:30I tried, Eli.
09:32Well, good luck today.
09:33I think this is
09:34going to be fabulous.
09:35Thank you, Mr. Eli Manning.
09:37I really appreciate you.
09:38Bye-bye.
09:39Bye.
09:40Who was that
09:41you were talking to?
09:41Um, not sure.
09:44He didn't really tell me
09:44who he was.
09:46He just showed me
09:46his daughter.
09:48No one is more invested
09:50in Justin pulling this off
09:51than head coach
09:52Kevin O'Connell.
09:53It is unbelievable.
09:55Hold on a second.
09:57Your face looks better.
09:59It looks like my face.
10:01You're going to have
10:02to be careful to smile.
10:03No, I'm not going to laugh.
10:04You can't laugh?
10:05You can't laugh?
10:05You can't smile.
10:06Yeah, I can't laugh
10:07and I can't smile.
10:08You actually look like
10:09you know what you're doing
10:09with that thing.
10:10Mr. O'Connell,
10:11I've been doing this
10:11for 20 years.
10:12I think you'll be great
10:13at the camp.
10:15Kenan's the one
10:16that I can't wait to see.
10:19Because he's the one
10:20that sees me the most.
10:21Yeah.
10:21My receivers coach.
10:22His receivers coach.
10:23That's the one
10:24I want to make sure
10:24we put him to the test.
10:27Our receivers coach,
10:28Kenan.
10:29Our assistant receivers coach,
10:31Tony Sorrentino.
10:32And our coordinator,
10:33Wes Phillips.
10:34Wes is as skeptical
10:35as anybody,
10:36so it'll be award winning
10:37if we can get it
10:38past these three guys.
10:39These coaches
10:40have been told
10:41they'll be taking
10:41new head shots
10:42for the upcoming season.
10:44With all the cameras around,
10:45they can sense
10:46something strange
10:47is going on.
10:48But will they notice Justin?
10:49Can you guys
10:50get a little closer for me?
10:54A little bit closer, guys.
10:56Act like y'all
10:57like each other.
10:58Come on.
10:59Come on.
11:01Supposed to be fun, guys.
11:04All right, one silly one, guys.
11:09Come on, guys.
11:11You're not too old for this.
11:12Let's get this thing going.
11:13You're not too old for this, guys.
11:15We're back now, look.
11:17It's a little bit of fun.
11:18Yeah, coach,
11:19can you step out
11:19for one second?
11:20Sure.
11:21Are we going to get dropped?
11:22You get in the middle, man.
11:23All right.
11:23All right.
11:24I'm going to get in the middle.
11:24Yeah, you.
11:26All right, just key in.
11:29Yeah, let's go.
11:30Yeah, right here.
11:31The receiver coaches.
11:33Heard Justin Jefferson
11:34going to have a great year
11:35this year.
11:36He better.
11:38We're all looking forward
11:39to her for sure.
11:41Is that JJ right there?
11:43No.
11:46Yeah, he got me.
11:48He got me kidding me.
11:52Oh, Lord!
11:56You silly one.
12:00They figured it out,
12:01but it took a minute.
12:03Let's see how Vikings GM
12:05Kwesi Adolfo Mensah does.
12:07He's the big boss,
12:08a busy man
12:09with a busy schedule.
12:10But surely he'll recognize
12:12the face of the face
12:14of the franchise.
12:15Darius will be taking
12:16out the head time.
12:18Darius, what's up, man?
12:19How you doing?
12:19Kwesi?
12:20Kwesi.
12:21Kwesi.
12:21Kwesi.
12:22I'm sorry about that.
12:23No worries.
12:25Smiling, not smiling.
12:26Let's go big smile.
12:27Yep.
12:28Shorts with a blazer
12:29is a crazy, crazy outfit.
12:32Do people come fully
12:33dressed up for this?
12:34Did you know
12:35the Minnesota State bird
12:36is the common loom?
12:38No, I did not know that.
12:40I usually do bird photography,
12:42but it's...
12:44Oh, sorry.
12:45I blinked.
12:45It's okay.
12:46It's okay.
12:47Can I do one without
12:47a big smile?
12:48Of course.
12:49Of course.
12:50More serious.
12:52I'm sorry, Mr. Kwesi.
12:53I don't really know
12:54about football,
12:55so can you tell me
12:56what you do here?
12:57Me, I'm the GM.
12:59And what does GM stand for?
13:01General Manager.
13:02General Manager.
13:04I thought it meant
13:05great man.
13:08I should use that.
13:09I like that.
13:10I might take that.
13:11I might start using that.
13:13Have a great smile.
13:14Great man.
13:14You know?
13:15I might say good man.
13:16I don't know
13:16if I deserve great man.
13:19Great man.
13:20Great man.
13:21Let me see you do
13:21a Viking pose.
13:23Let's try one of those.
13:24A what pose?
13:24A Viking pose.
13:26Like you're getting
13:27ready for war.
13:29I don't know
13:29if I could do that.
13:31Sorry.
13:32Are you excited
13:32for the season?
13:33I am.
13:34I'm not a big fan
13:35of football,
13:36but Justin Jefferson?
13:39Fan of him.
13:40He's worth it, man.
13:40Big bucks.
13:43140 million I read?
13:45Were you the one
13:46that did that?
13:47I'm one of the people
13:48that decided.
13:49Wow.
13:50I need a contract
13:51from you.
13:54All right.
13:54We should be good.
13:57Uh, Andy,
13:59what do you think?
14:00I like that.
14:00Do you want to show him?
14:01Yeah.
14:03Are you sure?
14:05Maybe when Quazy
14:06sees just how poorly
14:07these photos turned out,
14:08it'll give them away.
14:09Different faces.
14:12Or not.
14:13I need to snap
14:13Justin Jefferson, though.
14:15Do you know where he is?
14:16Right now, I do not.
14:18No.
14:19Isn't it training camp?
14:20It is training camp.
14:21I mean, he's like,
14:22I don't know exactly
14:22where he is right now.
14:24Okay.
14:24Yeah.
14:25We'll take a look at him
14:26and see.
14:28Are he has teeth
14:28like this?
14:30Yes, he does.
14:31What a guy.
14:32Not even the diamond teeth.
14:34One more, Quazy.
14:36One more, please.
14:37Yeah.
14:41Mr. Quazy
14:42looked very good.
14:46It's all good,
14:47Mr. Quazy.
14:48Thank you, guys.
14:48Thank you so much.
14:50I really appreciate it.
14:51Darius Frost.
14:52Nice to meet you.
14:53Holy shit!
14:54What the hell are you doing?
14:56What the hell are you doing?
14:57Yo, I'm like, I'm like,
14:58I go, I go, I go,
15:00yo, he kind of looks like him.
15:02I'm like, I'm like,
15:04I just kind of looks like him.
15:05That's why I had no idea.
15:07What about my teeth?
15:08I'm just sitting there like,
15:10hey, those have teeth like that.
15:12What the hell?
15:13Oh.
15:14Oh, my God.
15:16I got got it, man.
15:17That was, honestly, man.
15:20What does a GM stand for?
15:21I mean,
15:22the Viking pose threw you off.
15:23The Viking pose?
15:24I was like,
15:25I'm not a player, man.
15:26What is it?
15:27I'm like,
15:27what?
15:28Those were good pictures?
15:29Like, I'm like,
15:30it's like my shorts run in the picture.
15:32I'm like,
15:32I thought this was a head shot.
15:33What is this?
15:34$140 million.
15:35Were you one of the people that time?
15:37Everything is so cold.
15:41I'm, like,
15:41rethinking everything now.
15:42I'm like,
15:43you were,
15:43you were,
15:44you were,
15:44like,
15:44spoon-feeding me,
15:45and I couldn't really do it.
15:47Damn.
15:47Wow.
15:48What a great man.
15:50Meanwhile,
15:51over at the West St. Paul Dome,
15:53the Flag Football Clinic
15:54has just begun.
15:55Here,
15:56Eli improvises
15:57a little bit
15:58about how Flag Football
15:59offers opportunities
16:01for athletes
16:02all over the world.
16:03Set, go.
16:04Today,
16:05we did a Flag Football Clinic
16:06open to both youth
16:08and adults.
16:09There is a huge
16:09Flag Football community
16:10in Twin Cities,
16:11and it's only growing.
16:12Its popularity
16:13shouldn't come as a surprise.
16:14After all,
16:15it's got a lot of benefits.
16:17My daughter,
16:17who's doing the
16:19down and distance over there,
16:20just started
16:21Flag Football for Girls.
16:23The Vikings really stepped up
16:25to help grow
16:25the high school girls program.
16:27There was four teams
16:28two years ago.
16:29There was 59
16:30this,
16:31this past season.
16:32The kids love the strategy.
16:34It teaches a lot of teamwork,
16:35friendships,
16:35bonds,
16:36skills to get along
16:37with other people, too.
16:38And now that it's
16:39an Olympic sport,
16:40it can tell pickleball
16:41to go kick rocks.
16:42We're the nicest
16:43community around.
16:44If you want to get
16:45into Flag Football,
16:46we're more than willing
16:47to invite you
16:48into that community.
16:49With all traces
16:50of NFL swagger
16:51tucked away,
16:52Darius enters
16:53the Flag Football player's
16:54natural habitat,
16:56the pressurized air dome.
17:02Darius makes his way
17:03across the meadow of turf,
17:05blending in
17:06while clinging
17:07to the comfort
17:07of his lens,
17:08his safe place.
17:10He begins
17:11to socialize.
17:12Are you a fan
17:13of football?
17:14Really?
17:15I know nothing
17:16about football.
17:18Next,
17:19he seeks comfort
17:19in his own kind,
17:21the other photographers.
17:22And they do
17:22what they do best,
17:24top gear.
17:24How you doing?
17:25What's going, bud?
17:26Darius.
17:26Will.
17:27Nice to meet you.
17:28Nice lens, bro.
17:30Nice.
17:31Both camera lens.
17:32Mm-hmm.
17:34Top tier.
17:34Here's a arm,
17:35here's a leg,
17:35a head needle.
17:38Watch as Darius uses
17:40his knowledge
17:40of the local area
17:41to connect
17:42with his new community.
17:44Did you know
17:45the Minnesota bird
17:45is the common loon?
17:47You said the what?
17:48The Minnesota bird.
17:49Common loon.
17:50Huh?
17:51Common loon.
17:52Common loon.
17:52Yeah.
17:53Stand in front of us, right?
17:53So if y'all ever see one,
17:55please let me know.
17:57Okay.
17:57Please.
18:03Did you know
18:04the state food
18:05is a blueberry muffin?
18:06I had,
18:07would never guess.
18:08Crazy, isn't it?
18:09I would never guess that.
18:12If you ever
18:13take pictures of nature,
18:14the loon here
18:15is, huh,
18:17the common bird
18:19everywhere in Minnesota.
18:20It sounds like
18:22something like that.
18:27He's like this weirdo.
18:33Did you know
18:34the state bird
18:34is the common loon?
18:36Yeah,
18:37I was actually
18:37just in Maine.
18:38Really?
18:39And some more
18:40loons in Maine
18:41than I did here.
18:42Wow.
18:44Common loon.
18:46Suddenly,
18:47everyone stops
18:48for a halftime break,
18:49a perfect opportunity
18:50for Darius
18:51to take some team portraits.
18:52A little closer, guys.
18:54Come on.
18:56A little bit closer.
18:58Tiny bit closer.
19:00I'm sorry,
19:01it's a lot of gaps.
19:02Silly face, guys.
19:04Not serious,
19:04serious, serious.
19:06Now,
19:06confused faces.
19:08You just left
19:09for a long trip
19:09and you're not sure
19:10if you left the oven on.
19:13If I left what?
19:15The oven on.
19:16Everyone seems
19:17to like having
19:18their photos taken.
19:19Where'd you learn
19:20how to push everyone together?
19:22It just kind of
19:22creates an interesting dynamic.
19:24It kind of gets silly
19:24and people laugh.
19:25Been doing this
19:26for 20 years.
19:27Mm-hmm.
19:29Next,
19:29he decides
19:30to take some solo portraits.
19:31I'm sorry, big dog.
19:32Can I get a picture?
19:34Nice.
19:35Can I get your portrait
19:36as well?
19:37Sure.
19:38Perfect.
19:39Smile.
19:41Nice.
19:42Yeah.
19:44Do you enjoy taking pictures?
19:46It's my job.
19:47Excuse me, big guy.
19:48Can I take a picture, please?
19:53You give one with me
19:54and my boy later on.
19:55Of course.
19:55I don't want to mess you up.
19:56Of course.
19:57I have a son, too.
19:58You want it now?
19:58Yeah.
19:59Picture, come on.
20:00Perfect.
20:01Are your camera shots good?
20:03Mm-hmm.
20:04Really good.
20:06Oh, wow.
20:08Wow.
20:09Oh, wow.
20:11You need to add that one
20:12in the playbook.
20:13Are y'all coaches here?
20:14Yeah.
20:15Oh, yeah.
20:16Nice.
20:17I know nothing about football
20:18at all.
20:19A lot of this stuff
20:20really got going
20:22with just doing pickup games.
20:24Yeah.
20:24Like, half the league
20:25at one point,
20:26we all met outdoors
20:27just messing around
20:28and playing ball.
20:30And then we started
20:31getting people into league stuff.
20:32And it's kind of grown from there.
20:34So, you know,
20:35what is it, 12 years now?
20:37Yeah.
20:37It's been fun
20:37just to kind of see
20:38how things have developed
20:39over time.
20:40And it provides
20:41a better opportunity overall
20:42as far as, you know,
20:44not getting hit, too.
20:45Exactly.
20:45You know?
20:46Yeah, because,
20:47just like I said,
20:48I don't know nothing
20:49about football, so.
20:50I mean, it's a bird watching.
20:52Ready, set, go.
20:57Oh!
20:59And as the game
21:00unfolds in front of him...
21:02Wow.
21:04And all the pictures
21:05of the day
21:06float through his mind,
21:08Darius starts seeing
21:09the beauty
21:10of flag football,
21:11so much so
21:12that he wants to try it.
21:14But surely,
21:15someone who doesn't know
21:16anything about football
21:17and Darius
21:18wouldn't be allowed
21:19to just play.
21:22Surely,
21:22they'll say no.
21:24Guys, can I play?
21:25Yeah.
21:26Yeah, you want to?
21:27Yeah.
21:28Okay.
21:29But of course,
21:31they say yes.
21:36You know how to play?
21:37Not much.
21:39Just going to run
21:40straight up, all right?
21:41Straight?
21:41Straight up, yep.
21:42But now that Darius
21:43is in the game,
21:44he doesn't know
21:45what to do.
21:46But then he realizes...
21:48Wait!
21:51The photographer
21:52is now the subject,
21:53which makes him
21:55the common loon.
21:57Darius must become
21:58the common loon.
22:00You see,
22:01the common loon prepares.
22:03It observes its surroundings.
22:05And when it's time
22:06to take off,
22:07it doesn't just lift
22:08out of the water.
22:09It gets a running start.
22:10It builds up momentum.
22:12It lifts its little
22:13feathery body
22:14out of the water
22:14and smacks its webby
22:15little feet
22:16on the surface.
22:17The loon runs
22:18with all the force
22:19it can muster.
22:22And then the loon
22:24sort of
22:25chokes off its defender
22:26until it's wide open.
22:28And its post corner
22:30is so good,
22:30it fools everybody
22:31on the field.
22:33Oh!
22:34I thought he was
22:35running a post.
22:36Including
22:37its own quarterback
22:38who throws a pick six.
22:40The post corner
22:41you just ran
22:41was ridiculous.
22:42And perhaps
22:43that's just a lesson
22:44learned.
22:45Because to join
22:46the new group,
22:47you must work
22:47with the new group.
22:49Increase communication.
22:50Work as a team.
22:52Work as a community.
22:53And most importantly,
22:55play some football.
22:57Ready,
22:58set, go!
23:23He has become
23:24one with the loon
23:25and he realizes
23:26that football
23:27at the end of the day
23:28is football.
23:30And some others
23:31have realized
23:32that he is,
23:32well, you know,
23:34Justin Jefferson.
23:36Including this kid
23:37who's never
23:37washing his hand again.
23:38With all suspicions
23:40confirmed
23:40by the surprise
23:41appearance
23:42of another local legend,
23:43Coach Kevin O'Connell.
23:45What's going on?
23:47What is happening?
23:49Let's go!
23:50The best receiver
23:51on the planet
23:52right in front of you.
23:53He is my man,
23:54Justin Jefferson,
23:55right here.
23:57Thank y'all.
23:58Thank y'all.
23:58Thank y'all.
24:00Thank y'all.
24:02Thank y'all for having me.
24:04This is a crazy experience
24:05just being here,
24:06having this disguise on
24:07and feeling normal
24:09for a chance.
24:09But I appreciate
24:11y'all having me.
24:11I appreciate
24:12this whole experience.
24:13It was definitely
24:14top tier.
24:15So I appreciate
24:15y'all letting me in here.
24:17Of course, of course.
24:18Of course, of course.
24:23Thank you, my man.
24:24I appreciate you.
24:24I knew that was you
24:25from the start.
24:25How you knew?
24:26Thought it was the cameraman.
24:28Apparently it wasn't.
24:29I had no idea.
24:30His disguise threw me off.
24:31He's giving us weird
24:32like Minnesota facts
24:33or something about a bird.
24:34He was taking a picture
24:35and he was saying
24:36squeeze in, squeeze in,
24:37squeeze in,
24:37and we couldn't squeeze
24:39anymore.
24:39And I said,
24:40so like,
24:40how did you learn that?
24:41Because it actually
24:41was kind of fun.
24:42Once he pulled
24:43that Superman thing
24:44and I'm jumping in,
24:45I'm like,
24:45wait a minute,
24:46what is this guy doing?
24:47I got routed up
24:47by Justin Jefferson.
24:48He broke my ankles.
24:49He's got these routes.
24:50They were way too clean.
24:51This is sick.
24:52I thought he was
24:52going to run a post
24:53on one play
24:54and he ran a post corner
24:55and I threw the post
24:56and I'm going,
24:58he's open on the corner
24:59and I totally missed him.
25:00To stand next to
25:01one of the greatest
25:02that's ever played the game,
25:04come on,
25:05you can't explain
25:05how that makes you feel.
25:07He's never washing
25:07his hands apparently
25:08ever again.
25:10Definitely a good day.
25:11Beautiful, blessed.
25:12It's exciting.
25:12This is Minnesota excited, man.
25:15Hey, Justin,
25:16I need a photographer
25:17for my wedding
25:17that's coming,
25:18so if you're free, bro,
25:19please.
25:20The day was great, man.
25:21To have this fake persona
25:23and reveal myself
25:24at the end
25:24definitely was
25:25a pretty cool experience.
25:26It's amazing to be
25:27a part of the
25:28Minnesota flag football community
25:29to see the different things
25:31that they have going on,
25:32the kids that they have involved.
25:34It's pretty cool
25:34to see it from this,
25:35you know, perspective.
25:37I'm always like
25:38the special guest
25:39or the person
25:40that everybody is,
25:41you know,
25:42paying attention to,
25:42so it was pretty good
25:44for the attention
25:44to be on them.
25:46I have a lot
25:49of memorable moments
25:50from today,
25:51a lot of weird conversations,
25:52talking about different birds,
25:53you know,
25:54just talking about cameras.
25:55I feel like,
25:56you know,
25:56a lot of people
25:57is going to remember
25:58this character.
26:00Tighter, guys, tighter.
26:02I just love taking pictures.
26:03Love being a part
26:04of this flag football community.
26:07Until next time.
26:08Go to the team!
26:09Thank you all, man.
26:13Well, that does it for Darius,
26:14a truly gentle soul
26:16with an artist's eye.
26:17Just remember,
26:19at any moment
26:19in a luscious forest
26:21in the great state of Minnesota,
26:22a quiet man
26:23is snapping photos
26:24of a loon
26:25or a Norway pine
26:26or a blueberry muffin,
26:29asking the simple question,
26:30can I play?
26:32As for Justin Jefferson,
26:34only time will tell
26:35if he's destined
26:35to have gold
26:36around his neck.
26:37Well, more gold.
26:39The guy loves jewelry.
26:41And for everyone else,
26:42as we've learned
26:43from Vikings GM
26:44Kwesi Adolfo Mensah,
26:46always dress for the close-up
26:47and don't worry
26:49about the wide.
26:50That's our show, folks.
26:52Thanks for watching.
26:53Here's some good news.
26:54We'll be back soon
26:55with more episodes
26:56of The Undercovers.
26:57Who will it be next time?
26:59You'll have to wait
27:00to find out.
27:02Oh, that might be
27:03our next Undercover
27:04right here.
27:06Well, well, well.
27:08Who do we have here?
27:24The rusty-patched bumblebee.
27:27Such a beautiful bee.
27:28I would love
27:29to get a photo
27:30of one of these.
27:31The American robin.
27:33Robins do not often
27:34visit feeding stations,
27:36but are frequent visitors
27:38to water features
27:39in bird baths.
27:41Bird baths are one
27:42of the best things
27:43to capture.
27:45Oh, my gosh.
27:46They have so fun
27:47bathing their bodies.
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